Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Oil

I rarely use cleansing oil. Usually I take cleansing milk and toner to remove dirt and makeup. The creamy cleansing milk gives me a clean feeling as I wipe up the residue with cotton pads.But some times ago I got Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Oil sample attached in my beauty haul which I bought via online shop. That was my first cleansing oil. Of course I could not compare it to the others since that was the first and only, but here is my review.

The oil comes in discolored slightly watery oil. As a beginner, I had no idea how to apply it. Then I decided to wet my face and poured the oil onto my palm. I intentionally did not clean up my whole makeup first to see how the cleansing oil worked. I did a little rubbing and gently massaged in circular motion while I enjoyed the fresh aroma. It has a strong scent. Smells very good and refreshing, but might be a minus for you who are not really keen with fragranced skin products. I’m personally not complaining about that. I think the scent also acts as aromatic therapy and gives relaxing effect.
After that I rinsed my face with lukewarm water. It cleansed my BB cream residue pretty well, leaves moist and supple skin. No dry, sting, or tight feel at all and didn’t breakout.

I used it as my first step cleanser to remove dirt and makeup residue which are hardly cleansed using foam cleanser. You probably don’t have to but I get used to do double cleansing to ensure that I’ve cleaned my face properly.

The Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Oil is dermatologist and safety tested, also claimed as non-comedogenic. Besides, it is also able to remove waterproof makeup. I could not say anything about the last property since I don’t wear any waterproof makeup.

So far I satisfied with the result, but I don’t think I will buy the full size version since cleansing milk works well for me. Besides, personally I feel that it’s rather inefficient to use cleansing oil. I have to do a set of steps similar to the usage of foaming cleanser. I prefer wipe my face with cotton pads and then instantly get the clean feeling to rinse my slippery face repeatedly.

People might think that cleansing oil is better than cleansing milk, but the fact is no. Both of them have a same main substance: oil. The oil works to dissolve the makeup residue so that it can be removed easily. Both cleansing oil and cleansing milk are adequate enough to get rid most makeup.

The different is that cleansing oil can be rinsed off with water rather easily and doesn’t need to be wiped off with cotton pads. The easy-to-rinse property of cleansing oil is caused by the emulsifier content in it. Emulsifier such as sodium lauryl sulfate may cause irritations in sensitive skin and leads to breakout. That’s why we still need to do double cleansing on cleansing oil usage.

Completing my promise to Miss Anonymous (sorry I don't know her nick name since she wrote the comment in anonymous mode), here I list out the ingredients of Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Oil. I hope the Miss Anonymous comes back and read this update ^__^

6 comments:

ah..neutrogena.. I remember years ago, my mom tried neutrogena once, but different type, of course.. it so harsh in her skin, so she stopped using it.. now that you're writing this..maybe it's because the sodium lauryl sulfate that cause irritations in her sensitive skin..

Just want to share that the way of using cleansing oil is to massage the oil on DRY skin with DRY hands, then add a little water to emulsify the oil, repeat till it done. Then rinse off with water. "v

The oil content of cleansing oil is definitely higher than cleansing milk, hence cleansing oil is good for waterproof make-up while cleansing milk is good enough for light makeup.

I agree the emulsifier in the cleansing oil can cause irritation without proper emulsifying, so second cleansing is to make sure the proper cleansing. If you use cleansing oil on damp skin (not suppose to be), even the one claims it can be also fails to cleanses properly. Currently I'm using cleansing milk and I still proceed with facial cleanser since I wear waterproof sunscreen. "v

@Ceecile, thanks God that the neutrogena doesn't hurt my skin@BeautyKnot, thanks for sharing. Now I know the proper step of using cleansing oil ^__^@anonymous, thanks for the good comment. I'll try to search it. Once I get it, I'll update the post^^ I'll complete my future posts with ingredients listed

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